Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor Technical Refinement Study.
Issue
ISSUE
The WSAB Transit Corridor is one of the twelve (12) Measure R Transit corridors and is contained in Metro's 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan with a scheduled revenue service date of 2027. In February 2013, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) approved the Pacific Electric Right of Way (PEROW)/WSAB Alternatives Analysis (AA) Study. This bi-county study explored the 34-mile corridor between Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) Los Angeles to Santa Ana in Orange County. The AA identified numerous challenges for the Los Angeles portion of the alignment, including the following five key issues: 1) access to LAUS; 2) further analysis of the feasibility of the two recommended alignments accessing LAUS via the West Bank and East Bank of the Los Angeles River; 3) feasibility and impacts of the alternative station locations and alignment reconfiguration requested by the City of Huntington Park; 4) feasibility and challenges of adding a new Metro Green Line Station; and 5) impacts of moving the southern terminus station from the City of Cerritos to the City of Artesia. Attachment B contains a map of the five key issues from the AA Study. In January 2014, Metro initiated the WSAB Technical Refinement Study (the "Refinement Study") to further analyze the challenges identified in the SCAG AA Study. The Refinement Study has been finalized and staff is requesting the Metro Board to receive the Study's findings. Attachment A contains the Executive Summary. The full report can be accessed at http://www.metro.net/projects/west-santa-ana/.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Background
In Los Angeles County, the WSAB corridor stretches approximat...
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